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I recently lost the ability to launch WinXP 2003 Excel successfully by
clicking on a file. Actually, Excel opens but no file appears - grey
screen. When I click an Excel file, Excel launches but does not load the
file - I have to then open the file via Excel's open commands (File=gt;Open).
I can't seem to trace the problem back to any event. Thanks for any
insight. CW
I'd be doing some Excel troubleshooting.
www.officearticles.com/excel/...soft_excel.htm
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

quot;CDWhitequot; gt; wrote in message
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gt;I recently lost the ability to launch WinXP 2003 Excel successfully by
gt;clicking on a file. Actually, Excel opens but no file appears - grey
gt;screen. When I click an Excel file, Excel launches but does not load the
gt;file - I have to then open the file via Excel's open commands (File=gt;Open).
gt;I can't seem to trace the problem back to any event. Thanks for any
gt;insight. CW
gt;
Anne, dead on with your lead. The advice I used from the link was ...
quot;Files Won't Open
This is often caused by one stupid setting. It's under ToolsàOptions,
General tab. Make sure that Ignore Other Applications is not checked.quot;

Thanks so much. A drink to you. I'm now fascinated by OfficeArticles.com -
very interesting.
quot;Anne Troyquot; gt; wrote in message
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gt; I'd be doing some Excel troubleshooting.
gt; www.officearticles.com/excel/...soft_excel.htm
gt; ************
gt; Hope it helps!
gt; Anne Troy
gt; www.OfficeArticles.com
gt;
gt; quot;CDWhitequot; gt; wrote in message
gt; ...
gt;gt;I recently lost the ability to launch WinXP 2003 Excel successfully by
gt;gt;clicking on a file. Actually, Excel opens but no file appears - grey
gt;gt;screen. When I click an Excel file, Excel launches but does not load the
gt;gt;file - I have to then open the file via Excel's open commands
gt;gt;(File=gt;Open). I can't seem to trace the problem back to any event. Thanks
gt;gt;for any insight. CW
gt;gt;
gt;
gt;